Kumarakom Lake Village Heritage
Resort: Kumarakom Houseboat
The
kettuvallam or ‘boat with knots’- was so called because the entire
boat was held together with coir knots only - not even a single nail
is used during the construction. The boat is made of planks of
jack-wood joined together with coir. This is then coated with a
caustic black resin made from boiled cashew kernels . When the
modern trucks replaced this system of transport, some one found a
new way that would keep these boats, almost all of which were more
than 100 years old, in the market. By constructing special rooms to
accommodate travelers, these boats cruised forward from near-
extinction to enjoy their present great popularity. The traditional
houseboat, the indispensable part of the picturesque backwaters of
Kerala, was mainly used in Travancore and Kochi and in the Minicoy
Islands in olden times.
2 Nights and 3 Days
Package with all
meals for a couple
1 Night in non A/c
Cottage in Lake
Village Resort
1 Night in non A/c
House Boat
Special Country Boat
Ride
All Meals at Fixed
menu
Day 1
Check Inn at the
Resort. Country Boat
Ride in Narrow Canals
through the village
rice fields. Night
Stay in Non A/c
Cottage
Day 2
Sight Seeing on Non
A/c House Boat in Back
Waters of
Kumarakom
and overnight in
houseboat.
Day 3
Check Out.
Lake Village Ayurvedic
Treatment Centre and Spa- a fully equipped treatment center with
a doctor and specially trained masseurs to ease away the tensions.
The view of the backwaters from Dhanwanthari as you undergo the
massage is spectacular.
The Lake Village
Ayurvedic Treatment Centre is a Government of Kerala approved
ayurveda hospital in Kerala / treatment centre with OLIVE
LEAF Certification.
Which is also approved by the Department of Tourism Kerala.
Dr.K.S.Ravishanker
Dr.Ravi shanker our consultant ayurvedic doctor, has been with us
since 2001.
He was born in 1976 in a well known family of great ayurvedic
tradition which can boast of over a century of ayurvedic practice.
His child hood was in midst of herbs and herbal preparations and was
inspired by the refreshing aromas of the medicines. After the
primary schooling he joined the prestigious Kottakkal Ayurveda
college for his graduation in Ayurvedic medicne and surgery.
Kottakkal is considered as the Mecca for ayurveda. He completed his
degree on a high note and started his career as a Jr. resident in a
local hospital, later he joined KAPL another prestigious institution
to gain more exposure and experience in tourism related ayurvedic
practice. Inn 2001 he joined the Lake village . He has presented
several papers on ayurveda abroad . He was the consultant to
ISAYURVEDA milano Italy.
His main areas of interests are spinal disorders, conective tissue
disorers, psoriasis, migraine, cervical lumbar spondylosis, stress
and related disorders , rheumatism, etc.
The
kettuvallam or ‘boat with knots’- was so called because the entire
boat was held together with coir knots only - not even a single nail
is used during the construction. The boat is made of planks of
jack-wood joined together with coir. This is then coated with a
caustic black resin made from boiled cashew kernels . When the
modern trucks replaced this system of transport, some one found a
new way that would keep these boats, almost all of which were more
than 100 years old, in the market. By constructing special rooms to
accommodate travelers, these boats cruised forward from near-
extinction to enjoy their present great popularity. The traditional
houseboat, the indispensable part of the picturesque backwaters of
Kerala, was mainly used in Travancore and Kochi and in the Minicoy
Islands in olden times. 
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